Modern Wall Decorations
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Majolica Plate Centerpiece Hand Painted Wall Dish Bowl Blue Aquamarine Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large plate Made and hand painted in Italy according to the original Renaissance painting technique. The plate is decorated in polychrome painted majolica, according to a rich grotes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
K. Westerberg alias Knud Horup. Oil on canvas. Harbor scene with people. 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
K. Westerberg, also known as Knud Horup, listed Danish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Harbor scene with people.
1970s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 70.0 cm x H 60.0 cm.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Robert Longo Double Shark - 2010
By Robert Longo
Located in New York, NY
Robert Longo Untitled (Double Shark), 2010
Archival Pigment print
40" X 80" Paper
44" X 84" Framed
Edition: 1/15 Which is always most coveted by any collector..
Artwork is being offered framed. Listed you will find photos ( apologies for the reflection from outside light and flashlight). Framing was done by Bark Framers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Marguerite Clawson Burgess, 'Times Square, New York', C. 1930
By Marguerite Clawson Burgess
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Marguerite Clawson Burgess, American Modernist Painter
Marguerite Clawson Burgess, 'Times Square, New York', C. 1930
Titled verso "New York, New York"
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
Rare 1930s NYC...
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Schumacher Cloud Toile Wallpaper in Quartz
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
A sumptuous take on a design that debuted in the 1970s, this wide-width, screen-printed cloud pattern has unique depth and an ethereal, mural-like effect.
Since Schumacher was found...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Mamma Screen Printed Wallpaper in Azulado 'Bright Turquoise on Navy Blue'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This oversized sexy 1960s geometric adds mod flair to your space.
Samples are available for $18 including US shipping, please message us to purchase.
Printing: Screen-printed by h...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Lars Bertle, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lars Bertle, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
"Night on the Island" (translated from "Natten på Ön").
Approximately from the 1970s.
Sign...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish artist, oil on board.
Abstract composition.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 30.3 cm x 27.6 cm.
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Large Oil on Canvas by Andrew Shachat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large oil on canvas by Los Angeles artist Andrew Shachat. Represented by Patricia Correia Gallery, Venice, CA.
Patricia Correia Gallery (PCG) was first established in Venice, Cali...
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Original Oil Abstract Painting of Jesus Christ on the Cross by Ralph Costantino
Located in San Diego, CA
A large original oil on canvas abstract painting of Jesus Christ on the cross by Ralph Costantino, circa 1997. The painting is in very good v...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
John O'Hara, Four Corners 1, Encaustic Painting
By John O'Hara
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
In Four Corners series. O'Hara's Four Corners series is inspired by the art, geometry, color, and craftsmanship of Navajo rugs and weavings.
Looks beautiful hanging next to Four Corners 2. See image.
Art dimensions: 48 x 60 inches
Framed dimensions: 49.5 × 3 × 61.5
Maple float frame.
Forsyth is proud to be the exclusive gallery of John O'Hara (American, b. 1963). O'Hara is a self-taught artist from St. Louis and is known for his large-scale abstract works. His medium of choice is encaustic, a mixture of pigments and beeswax and he allows the material to dictate color, line and texture. His works often feature natural and organic forms and incorporate both figural and abstract elements. O'Hara began his art career in 2018 and collectors and designers quickly took notice. His work is included in both public and private collections around the world. Michael Kors selected O'Hara's Tar series paintings for his Milan, Paris, and New York showrooms and his flagship store in London designed by Pamela Meech. O'Hara's Brands on Yellow is hanging in the lounge of Maison de Luz, the new luxury hotel by Atelier Ace and designed by AD100 design firm Studio Shamshiri...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Robert Quigley Signed Modern Cityscape Abstract Oil Painting on Board Framed
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A bright and expressive mid-century modern oil painting on board by Robert Quigley. Signed bottom right as well as verso. A unique addition to a modern or contemporary space. Created...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Vlamnick Framed 'Siene a Chatou' Color Lithography, circa 1972
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original 'Siene a Chatou' color lithograph by Maurice de Vlamnick.
Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France.
Published by Fernand Mourlot in Le...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Tristan Auer Temple Low Table
By Tristan Auer
Located in Paris, FR
Temple coffee table, by Tristan Auer, is made in Light oak degraded with ink and covered with a glossy varnish.
Dimensions : 31,4" x 22,44" x 18,5"
A "Certificate of Authenticity" is provided by the gallery and the artist.
Tristan Auer is an interior architect and a designer, set designer, and artistic director of the luxury division of interior architecture firm Wilson Associates.
He grew up in Aix-en-Provence and graduated from ESAG-Penninghen. After his studies, he joined the team of Christian Liaigre and Philippe Starck before he opened his interior design firm in Paris in 2002.
Tristan Auer generally works for private clients, shops, hotels, and palaces. He renovated the Mosquito Cotton House and the Hotel de Crillon...
Category
2010s French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Large Portuguese Tile Mural "Romantic Motif" Hand Painted & Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful cutout tile mural with the "ROMANTIC SCENE" motif finely painted.
Tile mural size: 70.8"H X 59"W (180cm X 150cm)
Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm)
Origin:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Original Vintage Poster, Loto, by Savignac
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic design by Villemot, this poster is advertising the brand of mineral water, ‘Contrex’. Contrexéville water was recognised as a Natural Mineral Water by the French Government...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Aboriginal Painting Bush Medicine Leaves Dreaming Abie Loy
By Abie Loy
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Aboriginal contemporary painting by Abie Loy depicting Medicine leaves in Dreamtime. The alternating burnt orange and white dots contrast each other on the black background, a haze of orange mini-dots further providing a shifting visual effect that is subtle and mysterious. The painting comes with COA and photographs of the artist signing the painting.
Abie Loy Kemarre...
Category
20th Century Australian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Jon Carsman Limited Edition Print "Sunflowers" 5/85
By Jon Carsmans
Located in Toledo, OH
Limited edition print by Jon Carsman. Titled Sunflowers 5/85. Ships unmatted in a tube. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 1" depth x 30" W x 38.38" H. This piece has been vetted by 1s...
Category
20th Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Sandro Erosion Minimalist Contemporary Art Sculpture, 2017
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sandro Erosion Minimalist sculpture, 2017
Measures: 5 x 3 x 7 cm
10 x 8 x 10 cm support
Made in Berlin in 2017.
Category
2010s German Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Rubber
Italian modern Red plastic shelves by Marcello Siard for Kartell, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Red plastic shelves by Marcello Siard for Kartell, 1970s
Set of fantastic six shelves with asymmetric profile in bright red plastic. There are two types of measures: o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Plastic
Art Glass Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable Solid Finish
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Special slabs available
Two-sided
Curved
Extra treatments
Temper glass
Non-slip finishing
Special glasses
Borosilicate glass
Finishings
Chrome, Opalescent, Satin
Uses
Wall or flo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Art Glass
1980s Framed "Iris Versicolor" Illustration Painting Print in Black Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This 1980s framed illustration print, "Iris Versicolor," showcases the bold colors against the black background. The vibrant depiction of the iris is contrasted against a sleek black...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Great Art Poster circa 1950s American Embassy, Paris
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great art poster announcing an exhibit at American Embassy, Paris, circa 1950s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Australia Aboriginal painting Woman Body Paint by Abie Loy Kemarre
By Abie Loy
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large painting depicting "woman's body paint" by Australian Aboriginal Artist Abie Loy Kemarre. Body paint is one of her inherited dreaming thus one...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Monumental Stan Welsh 1984 Studio Pottery Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Stan Welsh 1984 Studio Pottery Wall Sculpture
Offered for sale is a monumental studio pottery wall hanging sculpture by the California potter Stan Welsh ( 1951-). The pi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing #62, 2020
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Painting of Nothing #62 is made of ceramic raw materials, dry pigment and wax. This piece is part of his ongoing Painting of Nothing Series. Hirsch applies the waxy mix with a brush onto redwood plywood backed structures with two-inch wood strips all around and used various torches to layer, flux, bubble and blend. "Waxy and very tactile, they are probably the work Mark Rothko would have done had he spent most of his life in clay. Hirsch’s paintings have the nuance, subtle texture, and color shifts that become evident in blown-up photographs of his ceramic objects as well as a similar presence." Signed and dated en verso by the artist. This painting ship directly from the artist’s studio in Rochester, NY.
(Literature: "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design", Scott Meyer (Author), RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2012 - "The Paintings" pgs. 102 - 105)
Richard Hirsch brief bio:
In the field of contemporary ceramic, Rick Hirsch has earned an international reputation. He has achieved this recognition by engaging in numerous diversified professional activities. Through efforts in university teaching, exhibits, writing, lecturing and researching he has risen to worldwide prominence.
In 1975, Hirsch co-authored a book entitled Raku, published by Watson-Guptill. This was the first comprehensive text to address the new innovations developing in the west that were transforming traditional Japanese Raku. Also, in the same year, Hirsch became a founding faculty member of The Program in Artistry at Boston University. Currently, Hirsch is a Professor Emeritus at The School for American Crafts which is a part of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. His university teaching career now spans well over four decades.
Repeatedly, Hirsch has participated in several milestone exhibitions and publications. Significant shows include; The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945; Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics; American Ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Clay, Organic Material
1980s Mexico Modernism Metal Wall Art Panel Mosaico Azteca
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Mexico Modernism Wall Art Panel attributed Los Castillo
unmarked
Mixed Metals Malachite -Azurite Stone Mayan design.
New wood in solid walnut.
Be...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Schumacher Acanthus Stripe Sisal Wallpaper In Chambray
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pattern is a stylized stripe based on a classic acanthus motif. Elegant and airy, the design is printed on a sisal ground, giving it subtlety and dimension.
• Sold in 8 yard ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Grasscloth
Italian Modern Abstract Mixed Media Painting on Paper and Metal Frame, 1972
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Abstract mixed media painting on paper and metal frame, 1972
Abstract style mixed media painting on paper. The gestural painting is characterized by rounded lines and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Colorful Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Alain Boyer
Located in Miami, FL
A very colorful oil on canvas painting by French painter Alain Boyer.
Professionally framed.
Alain Boyer is a self-taught French painter, established at the Maison des Artistes s...
Category
20th Century French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pair of Stainless Steel Coat Hooks or Racks, France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
A pair of sculptural stainless steel coatracks with a distinctive 70's flair.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel
Signed Greg Miller Mixed Media Monumental Painting Titled Eden Roc
Located in North Miami, FL
This very colorful signed and dated mixed media large scale painting by Greg Miller is titled "Eden Roc" from 2006. This is one of his large over-scale paintings that is 72" X 72". T...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Plastic, Wood, Paint
Large Preben Fjederholt Painting Park landscape
Located in Kastrup, DK
Preben Fjederholt, Danish 1955-2000
Park landscape, oil on canvas.
Canvas dimensions: 140x160 xm. Framed in a narrow wooden frame: 144x164 cm.
Signed: Preben Fjderholt, 1993
In perf...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Ricardo Lanzarini Etching 'Biennale', 2020
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ricardo Lanzarini etching 'Aglomeración'.
Made in Uruguay, circa 2020.
Edition of 20.
Hand signed.
Number of edition and signature from the artist might differ from the photo as we own more than one lithography.
About the artist:
Ricardo Lanzarini was born in Montevideo, Uruguay (1963), where he lives and works. He graduated in Fine Arts at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Institute, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
Since 1992 he has exhibited nationally and internationally: VI and VII Havana Biennial (1997–2000); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes (1997); Comer o no Comer (Salamanca 2002); III International Biennial of Standards (Tijuana, Mexico, 2004); The Drawing Center of New York (2004); 29th Biennial of Pontevedra (Spain 2006); 1st Encounter Between Two Seas: Bienal de Sao Paulo-Valencia (Spain, 2007); DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Garden (Massachusetts, 2008); Syracuse University (New York, 2009); IV and VII Mercosul Biennial (2003–2009); 18th Biennale of Sydney (2012); 1a. Bienal de Montevideo (2012); 5th. Biennale of Moscow (2013); MSK- Museum Voor Schone Kunsten Gent (2014); 4th Poly/Graphic Triennial, San Juan: Latin America and the Caribbean (2015).
In 2005 he was included in Emma Dexter's Vitamin D: New Perspective (Phaidon Press). In 2015 his work was part of Roger Malbert's Drawing People: The Human Figure in Contemporary Art (Thames & Hudson).
Among the public and private collections in which he is represented are MSK- Museum Voor Schone Kunsten Gent, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, FRAC des Pays de la Loire, Deutsche Bank Collection, New York Public Library, Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Centre National de l'Estampe et l'Art Imprimé, La maison rouge...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil "the Lady" Black & White, Acrylic, New Wood Frame, C 1987
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Painting by Peter Keil, circa 1987. Acrylic on Paper, matted and framed with a black and gold wood frame. The art work is called "The Lady".
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Large Philip Tarlow Framed 1984 Lithograph of Grand Central Station, NYC
Located in Morristown, NJ
Philip Tarlow, an American Postwar and Contemporary painter who was born in 1940. New York City lithograph of Grand Central Terminal (1984), p...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Schumacher Moire Wallcovering in Parchment
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This extra-wide, paper-backed moire has a watery, irregular appearance and delicate faille weave. Luxe and lustrous, it adds elegance, sophistication and texture to any room.
Sinc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
'Cheaper by the Dozen' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Danish, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
With it's twelve jolly little hats, this charming poster by Klitgaard advertised the first Danish release of the fun-filled 1950 family comedy 'Cheaper by the Dozen,' starring Clifto...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
Yacht Racing off Cape Cod, Vernon Broe (American 1930-2011)
Located in Downingtown, PA
Yacht Racing off Cape Cod,
Vernon Broe (American 1930-2011),
oil on board
A fine example of Vernon Broe work depicting a yacht race off Cape Cod, Massach...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
English 1920s Large Charcoal Life Drawing
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This framed charcoal study from 1920s England draws the viewer into an academic landscape where students at their easels concentrate on figure studies, using busts and torso models a...
Category
20th Century English Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Cyanotype Photograph by John Patrick Dugdale
By John Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: John Patrick Dugdale (New York, b. 1960)
Title: Bacchus in Repose
Medium: Cyanotype
Year: 1997
Edition: number 5/10
Measurement: Sight H 14", W 11"; with artist fame H 19.25"...
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Modern Cubistic Painting in Acrylics on Canvas by Fritzie Abadi, New York 2001
By Fritzie Abadi
Located in Salzburg, AT
Cubist painting in acrylics on canvas, Fritzie Abadi New York, 2001
In strong muted colors, angular figures and elements are divided and reassembled in a different context.
The elements are partly bright and finely outlined, which makes this even more plastic and stronger in their effect.
The high, narrow format makes the image a special eye-catcher.
Expressive modern representation in handmade shadow gap frame.
The frame is 4.5cm wide and has a slightly raised silver-plated front bar of 1.5cm.
Fritzie Abadi (1915 – 2001) was an American painter, sculptor, and collage artist. Born in Aleppo, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire.
Biography:
The daughter of a rabbi, Abadi lived in Palestine until she was nine years old.
She then emigrated to New York City in 1924.
She won a drawing competition while attending Bay Ridge High School, and this fostered an early interest in art.
She married at eighteen and moved to Oklahoma City, giving birth to two daughters and "forgot about art".
In 1945 she returned to Brooklyn, and in 1946 she enrolled in the Art Students League of New York; there she studied under Nahum Tschacbasov.
Her work is included in several museum collections such as
the Butler Institute of American Art,
the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science,
the Slater Memorial Museum, and
the Georgia Museum of Art.
She has also exhibited in many venues throughout her career.
She has also received several awards including the Acrylic Painting Award of the National Association of Women Artists (1974) and the Box Assemblage Award from the American Society of Contemporary Artists (1979).
She was a member of both institutions, serving on the board of the former in 1970 and as president of the latter from 1970 to 1972; she was on the board of the New York Society of Women Artists in 1980, and was also a member of Women in the Arts and the Hudson River Contemporary Artists.
A small collection of documentary material is owned by the Archives of American Art.
References:
Jules Heller...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver Leaf
Vintage Pegge Hopper "Banana Leaf II" Texas Art Exhibition 1983 Framed Print
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Stunning 1983 Texas Art Exhibition Print of Pegge Hopper’s "Banana II"
For sale, we have a beautiful print of Pegge Hopper’s 1978 painting "B...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Aboriginal Painting "Wati Kutjara" by Yannima Tommy Watson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and striking aboriginal painting by celebrated Australian artist Yannima Tommy Watson (1935s-2017; Pitjantjatjara people from Australia's central western desert). Stretched and ready to display (no frame).
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Year of Creation: 2013
Title: Wati Kutjara
An important aboriginal dreamtime story from the Western Australia (the song line is also known as Two Men Dreaming), the narrative is about two young lizard-men travelling all over the Western Desert. They covered a vast landscape from Kimberley in the north to Southern Australia. The two brothers often took the form of wind and left songs in their epic journey to enlighten the people they encountered with rituals and knowledge. As magical ancestral beings, they destroyed evil spirits and created sacred objects across all over the Western Dessert.
Provenance:
Agathon Galleries, Melbourne 2013
Art Yarramunua, Melbourne (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity)
Private Collection, Melbourne 2017
About the artist (courtesy of Kate Owen and Japingka Gallery)
Yannima Tommy Watson was a celebrated Pitjantjatara artist, born around 1935 in the desert west of Irrunytju in Western Australia. Tommy was a Law man of Karima skin group, and his traditional names were Yannima and Pikarli relate to specific sites near his birthplace at Anumarapiti, west of Irrunytju.
As a young man Tommy learned the bush skills of hunting and gathering, living off the land. In these years his physical and spiritual knowledge of the land was deeply embedded in his life.
Tommy Watson first met white people at Ernabella Mission in the 1940s. He then spent decades working as a stockman and laborer on cattle stations. Not until 2001 when he was in his mid 60s, did Tommy Watson pick up a paint brush and painted his first picture at Irrunytju art center established by a small group of artists.
Watson's work became quickly recognized for his powerful use of colors and his mesmerizing creation of energetic movement. He exhibited in Alice Springs at Desert Mob and as a finalist at the Telstra NATSIAA Art Awards in Darwin. With his work becoming highly collectable, Tommy soon entered into an exclusive representation agreement with Jon Ioannou of Agathon Gallery. This arrangement marked the start of a second phase of Tommy's career and saw the creation of a large body of outstanding artworks which were to further propel Tommy into the upper echelons of Australian indigenous artists. This painting was created toward the end of that phase.
In 2005, Tommy was commissioned, along with Ningura Napurrula, Lena Nyadbi, Michael Riley, Judy Watson, John Mawurndjul, Paddy Bedford...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Flowing in the Right Direction by Peter Schmidt, 1971, Europaeische Graphik
Located in London, GB
Flowing in the Right Direction from Europaeische Graphik VII, 1971; lithograph printed in colours, signed and numbered 2/65 in pencil, printed by the Curwen Studio, published by Wolfgang Ketter, with their blindstamp. Note: For a similar example see Tate PO6459
Presented in a new hardwood ebonised box frame.
About the artist:
Peter Schmidt...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Wall Unit Modern, Duo XL
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Modern wall unit that is more than a piece of furniture that serves you, it is a true piece of art.
Realized only with the best materials, it is perfect for every luxury environment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Creative Floating Console with Three Drawers by Nico Yektai
By Nico Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This version of the floating console explored a slightly more symmetrical shape than some of the other iterations of this piece. The focus was on the three drawers that are incorpora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Wall Relief Study 290 by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Wall Relief Study 290 by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 91.5 x D 7.5 x H 122 cm
Materials: Aluminum.
A study in light and reflection, featuring cast aluminum tiles in configurations des...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Lalanne (1927-2008) The Hens, unique inkwashed trial etching
Located in Saint ouen, FR
echniques : etching and inkwashed on Arches paper
Hand signed in pencil by François Xavier Lalanne, in perfect condition
Dimensions : 32,5 x 25 cm (12,8 x 9,8 inches)
Year : 2003
Un...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Ole Bjørn Krüger, Danish Artist, Oil on Japanese Paper, Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ole Bjørn Krüger (1922-2007), Danish artist. Oil on Japanese paper placed on board. Modernist composition. 1960s / 70s.
The paper measures: 78 x 62 cm.
The board measures: 84 x 68 ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Hand Signed Lithography 'The museum' by Vastian
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hand signed lithography by Vastian, Spanish contemporary artist.
'The museum', 2010.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful pati...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
John O'Hara, Four Corners 2, Encaustic Painting
By John O'Hara
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
In Four Corners series. O'Hara's Four Corners series is inspired by the art, geometry, color, and craftsmanship of Navajo rugs and weavings.
Looks beautiful hanging next to Four Corners 1. See image.
Art dimensions: 48 x 60 inches
Framed dimensions: 49.5 × 3 × 61.5
Maple float frame.
Forsyth is proud to be the exclusive gallery of John O'Hara (American, b. 1963). O'Hara is a self-taught artist from St. Louis and is known for his large-scale abstract works. His medium of choice is encaustic, a mixture of pigments and beeswax and he allows the material to dictate color, line and texture. His works often feature natural and organic forms and incorporate both figural and abstract elements. O'Hara began his art career in 2018 and collectors and designers quickly took notice. His work is included in both public and private collections around the world. Michael Kors selected O'Hara's Tar series paintings for his Milan, Paris, and New York showrooms and his flagship store in London designed by Pamela Meech. O'Hara's Brands on Yellow is hanging in the lounge of Maison de Luz, the new luxury hotel by Atelier Ace and designed by AD100 design firm Studio Shamshiri...
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2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Running Fence California (Exhibition Poster)
Located in New York, NY
Original Exhibition Poster by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Running Fence: 5.5 meters (18 feet) high, 39.4 kilometers (24.5 miles) long, extending east-west near Freeway 101, north of S...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Two Chinese Paintings of Woman with Cats in a Common Frame
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of modern Chinese paintings executed with gouache on paper in a distinctive colorful naive Asian style depicting women with cat...
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Custom Kitchen Tile Backsplash - Hand Painted Portuguese Tiles Azulejos
Located in Baldock, GB
Custom Kitchen Tile Backsplash - Hand Painted Portuguese Tiles
Any design, size or colour.
Please message us with your requirements.
- Our murals...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
PABLO PICASSO Portrait of Mrs. Z, 1943 on Silk
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This exquisite artwork is a rare and remarkable example of Pablo Picasso's innovative approach to portraiture, executed in 1943 on the unique medium of silk. Known for his constant e...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Painting Of A Naked Woman By Henrique Medina, 1941
Located in Lisbon, PT
A framed charcoal drawing of a female nude dated «1941» and signed «Henrique Medina», frame 57 x 64 cm and paper 44,5 x 61,5 cm
Henrique Medina de Barros, considered one of the grea...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vertigo Boiserie by Draga & Aurel Transparent Plexiglass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Conceived as a modular room divider, Vertigo is an undulating multi-compositionof cylindrical lucite bars hooked through brass latches. By rotatin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Plexiglass
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